N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-19.44

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:95-19.44 - Forwarding correspondence, legal correspondence, publications and packages to juvenile released on parole or at expiration of maximum sentence

(a) The secure facility shall obtain a juvenile's forwarding address at or about the time of the juvenile's release on parole or at the expiration of the juvenile's maximum sentence.

(b) The juvenile shall be asked whether correspondence, legal correspondence, publications and packages received at the secure facility should be forwarded to the juvenile.

(c) Upon the juvenile's request, the secure facility shall forward the correspondence, legal correspondence, publications and packages to the juvenile.

(d) The secure facility shall not forward certified or registered mail, but shall return it to the sender.

(e) Correspondence, legal correspondence, publications and packages shall be forwarded for a maximum of three months from the date of the juvenile's release. Correspondence received thereafter shall be returned to the sender. If the sender cannot be identified, the correspondence shall be marked "Refused" and returned to the United States Postal Service unopened.

(f) Publications shall be forwarded for a maximum of three months from the date of the juvenile's release. Publications received thereafter may be destroyed or placed in the library of the secure facility.

(g) Packages shall be forwarded for a maximum of three months from the date of the Juvenile's release. Packages received thereafter shall be returned to the sender, if possible, or destroyed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:95-19.44